Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Sagan Tosu FC

0 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 12 Jul 2020 · 09:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 89' Ryo Nagai

Overview

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Yusuke Shiotsu
Referee Yukimasa Anai

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F.Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-09-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-04-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
08 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
04 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
30 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	3–0	W
23 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
07 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sagan Tosu FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fuchi Honda suffering a number of foals already.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Sagan Tosu FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Sho Sasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sagan Tosu FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Douglas Vieira comes on to replace Tsukasa Morishima.
63' A quiet spell here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Riki Harakawa gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Fuchi Honda and will look to change the dynamic.
68' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Rhayner departs to be replaced by Yuya Asano.
70' Yuya Asano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rhayner at the 70 minute mark.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Leandro Pereira is replaced by Ryo Nagai.
78' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Yohei Toyoda is replaced by Daichi Hayashi on 78 minute.
83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' Ryang Yong Gi makes way for Takeshi Kanamori at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
89' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 89.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner ↓ Yuya Asano 70'
39
Leandro Pereira ↓ Ryo Nagai 77'
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Douglas Vieira 58'
8
Hayao Kawabe
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Gakuto Notsuda 77'
23
Hayato Araki
16
Kohei Shimizu ↓ Tomoya Fujii 58'

Bench

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↑ 77'
38
Keisuke Osako
3
Akira Ibayashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 58'
20
Ryo Nagai ↑ 77'
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 70'
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 58'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pieros Sotiriou	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Hayato Araki	1
Takumu Kawamura	1
Toshihiro Aoyama	1
Shunki Higashi	1
Tsukasa Shiotani	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-07-04 Oita FC Trinita 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-11-30 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Oita FC Trinita L 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.76 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC30% Draw35% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 1.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	51%	49%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

70%

Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC18% Draw59% Sanfrecce Hiroshima23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

15.6%

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 2

2 – 0

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

2.5%

0 – 3

2.3%

1 – 3

1.9%

3 – 1

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	18%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	23%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.